UK Act of Parliament
1999
United Kingdom
Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 1999
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What's here
1 compliance obligation
Who this Act binds
Plus 1 non-business duty on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Schedules
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Notwithstanding any declaration made under paragraph 2, the reports provided...
The States signatory to the present Convention.
Recognizing that the child, for the full and harmonious development...
Recalling that each State should take, as a matter of...
Recognizing that intercountry adoption may offer the advantage of a...
Convinced of the necessity to take measures to ensure that...
Desiring to establish common provisions to this effect, taking into...
Have agreed upon the following provisions—
In Schedule 1 to the Local Authority and Social Services...
In subsection (1) of section 33 of the Immigration Act...
(1) In subsection (2) of section 14 of the 1976...
(1) In subsection (2) of section 14 of the 1978...
In subsection (1) of section 57 of the Family Law...
The objects of the present Convention are—
The Convention ceases to apply if the agreements mentioned in...
An adoption within the scope of the Convention shall take...
An adoption within the scope of the Convention shall take...
Accreditation shall only be granted to and maintained by bodies...
An accredited body shall— (a) pursue only non-profit objectives according...
A body accredited in one Contracting State may act in...
The designation of the Central Authorities and, where appropriate, the...
Central Authorities shall take, directly or through public authorities, all...
Central Authorities shall take, directly or through public authorities or...
Persons habitually resident in a Contracting State, who wish to...
Any decision in the State of origin that a child...
The Central Authorities of both States shall take all necessary...
The Central Authorities shall keep each other informed about the...
The recognition of an adoption may be refused in a...
Any Contracting State may declare to the depositary of the...
The Convention does not affect any law of a State...
There shall be no contact between the prospective adoptive parents...
Without prejudice to Article 30, personal data gathered or transmitted...
Acompetentauthority which finds that any provision of the Convention has...
If the competent authority of the State of destination of...
The competent authorities of the contracting States shall act expeditiously...
In relation to a State which has two or more...
In relation to a State which with regard to adoption...
A State within which different territorial units have their own...
No reservation to the Convention shall be permitted.
The Convention shall apply in every case where an application...
The Secretary General of the Hague Conference on Private International...
sch. 1
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Designate a Central Authority to handle intercountry adoption duties Crown / Minister / Government department
Browse 18 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Regulations giving effect to Convention.
Central Authorities and accredited bodies.
Convention adoption orders.
Effect of Convention adoptions in England and Wales.
Effect of Convention adoptions in Scotland.
Annulment of Convention adoptions
Acquisition of British citizenship by Convention adoptions.
Meaning of “Convention adoption” and related expressions in 1976 and 1978 Acts.
Adoption Service to include intercountry adoptions etc.
Approval of adoption societies to provide intercountry adoption services.
Six months residence required for certain intercountry adoptions.
Registration of certain intercountry adoptions.
Construction of certain references in 1976 and 1978 Acts.
Restriction on bringing children into the United Kingdom for adoption.
Amendments and repeals.
Devolution.
Savings for adoptions etc. under 1965 Convention.
Short title, interpretation, commencement and extent.
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